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Mauritania

Literacy Rate

53.5
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

138
Sudan60.7
139
Mozambique60.66
140
Comoros58.82
141
Pakistan58
142
Yemen54.1
143
Mauritania53.5
144
Senegal51.9
145
Ethiopia51.77
146
Gambia50.78
147
Liberia48.3
148
Guinea-Bissau45.58

Africa Ranking

32
Malawi62.14
33
Nigeria62.02
34
Sudan60.7
35
Mozambique60.66
36
Comoros58.82
37
Mauritania53.5
38
Senegal51.9
39
Ethiopia51.77
40
Gambia50.78
41
Liberia48.3
42
Guinea-Bissau45.58

Definition of Literacy Rate

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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